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forest444

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2. When asked what the greatest threat to freedom of the press was,

Reply to still_one (Reply #1)

Mon Apr 20, 2015, 08:49 PM

Apr 2015

UN Press and Expression Freedoms Rapporteur Frank LaRue didn't say 'government censorship'.

He said media consolidation.

And he was right.

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Rupert Murdoch berated Sun journalists for not doing enough to attack Ed Miliband [View all] forest444 Apr 2015 OP

Sounds like a good reason to break it up to me still_one Apr 2015 #1

When asked what the greatest threat to freedom of the press was, forest444 Apr 2015 #2

Absolutely still_one Apr 2015 #3

This is disgusting beyond belief LeftishBrit Apr 2015 #4

wrong target Ironing Man Apr 2015 #5

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